Gotta love the frog pic.

Jim

This is my anticipation, I got this plant 3 years ago and it has sulked ever since I got it, never putting on any new growth although I have seen some new root growth but not in the last year. I have tried all sorts of things to stimulate/shock it into new growth, more light, less light, cinnamon, indoors, outdoors and all around the square with no luck. Early this spring I treated it with 'KEIKIGROW' and after a month or two, I see this result. I don't expect it bloom but at least there is progress.

Cattleya Caudebec 'Carmela' HCC/AOS

Nice new growth! That stuff really works!

Just some more update on my Den smilliae..growing fast now..seems to really relish intense heat and is not bothered by our recent triple digit episodes. One really thirsty orchid that can weather all the heat it can take!


And another nice surprise, a new cane seems to be growing at the base:

I have never used Keikigrow; perhaps I should give it a shot.

Jim

Tarev, looking good!
Surprisingly mine is again in bud too. I really like that plant!

for both our Dens Ursula!

Three more spikes on Howeara Lava Burst 'Puanani' ready to pop. They are painfully slow and open sequentially, too. I can't seem to capture the color just right either. They look soft and rosy in these pictures but they are very much coral, with yellow markings. The first spike is branching in 4 or 5 places.

Tarev - oh yes!!

And Elaine - perhaps I need to get me one! Looks good!

I just found that bottom bud rotted so im now just waiting for the top 2 to open on this Paphiopedilum Villosum, its different from my other villosum and alot nicer flower colour from what ive seen of the photos the seller showed me.
this is P. Pinnochio x Bellatulum 'Album', a small plant which i havent seen flower before.
this is P. Future World x Small World which i bought in bud ages ago and its finally looking like opening.

this i also bought in bud and its also taken ages. P. Mabelle

Seeing a flower spike makes a hot hot 100+ day suddenly cool to the eyes

Noid Miltoniopsis with a flower spike:

Oh yes!!

Some people call these 'orchid cactus' so I'm going out on a limb here. First flower on my dragon fruit cactus is making me lurk in the dark every night so far this week.

Good for you, that is a nice bud!

I'm looking forward to seeing that bud open.

Jim

I would guess about another week before it opens.

elaine i have one of them cactus , i missed the flowers opening every time (saw them in the morning when they were closing). The buds get alot bigger than that, there so big they look like there going to snap off the plant before opening, then when they do open for the one night there dinner plant size. I tried to find a pic of mine for you but cant seem to find it among all my photos. They were white but mine is the pitaya (yellow dragon fruit). Ive had a few flowers but only one friut, there not very nice tasting anyway.

I agree, Bree. Not my cup of tea either.

Jim

Making progress, but not there yet. I know, the fruit are not that great sometimes. I have tasted the yellow, white and red-fleshed dragon fruits, and the only one that tasted great to me was the red one. I have no idea which this may be, so if I'm lucky and the hummihgbird moths are around the night it opens, maybe we'll see a fruit. The bud is as long as my hand. 6in. or so.